Wheeled attachment for transporting boats



March 24, 1953 Filed April 24, 1950 w. w. KING ET AL 2,632,655

WHEELED ATTACHMENT FOR TRANSPORTING BOATS 2 SHEETS-SHEET l William W. King Herbert G. Webb INVENTORS Match 24, 1953 W. W. KING ET AL WHEELED ATTACHMENT FOR TRANSPORTING BOATS Filed April 24, 1950 2 SI-IEETSSHEET 2 William W King Herbert C. Webb INVENTOR.

Y WWW @Mzg Patented Mar. 24, 1953 WHEELED ATTACHMENT FOR TRANSPORTING BOATS William W. King and Herbert C. Webb, Tunica, Miss.

Application April 24, 1950, Serial No. 157,790

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in boat carrying devices and more particularly to the type of carrier adapted to be attached to the side of a boat for providing wheel supports.

This invention has for its object to provide such means that are convenient in use, easily attached to a boat and disconnected therefrom, economical of manufacture, relatively simple, and of general superiority and serviceability.

Another object of this invention is to provide a boat carrier which is compact and does not require an entire trailer frame upon which the boat is to be carried.

A further object of this invention is to provide a resilient means for mounting the boat which is adapted toabsorb the impact of the wheels caused by bumps in the road.

The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novel combinations and arrangements of parts, which will more fully appear in the course of the following description. Moreover, the drawings merely show and the follow ing description merely describes embodiments of the present invention, which are given by way of illustration or example only.

The best manner in which I have contemplated applying my invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a side elevational view of a boat carrier positioned on the boat;

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the boat with the boat carrying devices at tached to the sides of the boat and taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal plan view showing the carrier device in mounted position;

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional View of the carrier mounted on the boat taken on the line 4--4 in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a vertical transverse sectional View taken substantially along line 5--5 of Figure 2; and

Figure 6 is a perspective View of-the angle plate which is permanently attached to the boat. Referring more particularly'to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts, numeral l0 designates generally the boat. Numeral l2 designates the bracket whichis permanently attached to the boat by means of bolts l I and received in recessed portions 13 at the bottom edge of the boat, as shown best in Figures 4 and 6. The bracket I2 has a bent offset portion I4 which provides a hooking means for engagement with a frame, to be hereinafter described.

The frame designated generally at 16 consists of a pair of plates, a lower plate 18 and an upper plate 20. The lower plate I8 has a cut-out portion 22 which receives the offset portion M of the bracket I2 when it is positioned on the boat. The upper end of the plate 18 is provided with a plurality of apertures 24. The upper plate 20 is provided with apertures 26 at its lower end and is secured to the lower plate by means of bolts 28 and nuts 30 in various positions relative to the lower plate, depending upon the size of the boat to which the device is attached. The upper end of the plate 2% is bent over at 32 for engaging the upper edge of the boat when the frame is in position. A pair of plates 34 are fixedly secured to the upper plate 20 by weld and have a pin 36 pivotally mounted therein. A pair of clamp members 38 are mounted on the pin 36 by means of tubular sleeves 40. The mounting means designated generally at 44 are pivotally mounted in the clamps 38 by means of bolts 42 and nuts t5 which urge the flanges 41 together.

As best shown in Figures 2 and 3, a U-shaped member 46 is pivot-ally mounted on the plates 34 by means of a pin 48. The U-shaped member 46 has a cut-out portion 50 whereby, when the U-shaped member is pivoted from disengagement with the boat, the device will not interfere with the pivoting movement. The member 46 is provided with a U-shaped handle member 52 which is secured to the U-shaped member by weld, for moving the hinge member 46 into and out of engaging positions. The portion 54 of the member 46 is provided with a pair of threaded bolts 56 having handles 58 at one end and enlarged heads 60 mounted for universal movement at its other end for engagement with the inner side of the boat. 1

The mounting means consists of a tubular member 62 which may be made out of a pipe, closed at its upper end by means of a cap 64, and having mounted on its lower end a tubular bearing member 66. The tubular member 62 is mounted in the clamped brackets 38 for pivoting movement with respect to the plates 34 and is secured from vertical movement by these clamps. The lower plate I8 is provided with a pair of bolts 68 which are rigidly secured thereto and which have a pair of split clamp members 10 for engaging opposite sides of the tubular member 62. The clamps '70 are slidably received on the bolts 68 whereby the tubular member 62 may be angularly adjusted. When it is desired to fix the tubular member 62 in position, the nuts 12 on the bolts 68 are tightened to engage opposite sides of the flanges E4 of the clamp members 10. The tubular member 62 is provided with a transversely extending bore 18 for a purpose hereinafter described.

The axle consists of a wheel receiving portion 82, a portion 8-6 at right angles thereto, a second portion 88 at right angles to portions 82 and 86, and a third portion 84 in offset but par: allel relation to the wheel supporting portion 82. The axle bearing portion 84 is rotatably received in the bearing, 66 and has a groove therein. The bearing 66 has a pair of bosses 92 fixed thereon and threadably receives therethrough a pair of set screws 94 which have their ends 96 extending into the groove 90 for retaining the axle from axial movement. A conventional wheel 98 is secured on the wheel receiving portion 82 and secured thereon by other conventional means.

An element I is secured to the portion 85 of the axle and has a pin I02 mounted thereon. A shaft I04 is mounted for pivoting movement on the pin I02. An intermediate portion of the shaft I04 is loosely received in a sleeve E96 rigidly secured to a pin 16 which is rotatably received in the transverse bore 18. The shaft W4 is provided with an annular shoulder N36 for engagement by a spring H0. The upper end of the spring I I0 engages the lower edge of the sleeve I05, urging the shaft I04 downwardly, and thus also urging the axle portion 82 downwardly. The upper end of the shaft MM is provided with a spring retainer H2 and a spring H4 between the spring retainer l i2 and the sleeve 106.

The boat I0 is provided at its bow with a bracket N6 of any conventional type whereby the boat may be towed.

From the foregoing description of the construction of the boat carrier device, it will readily be' seen that when it is desired to attach the devicefto a" boat, the plates l8 and 29 are secured"to'e'ach' other in a predetermined relation and are placed in juxtaposition to the boat with thef 'oifset portion' l i 'received in the recess 22 and 'thebent endportionffi overlying the boat. The"hinged'portion l is then pivoted over the against 'the{ inner "side of the boat for securing theplates to the 'siddbfthe boat. The "mounting-meansis "then fixed'flin adjusted position whereby theaxle portion vil2' lies in a horizontal plane. 'withforie ofthes'e 'devices clamped on each side of" the boat-", the boat may "then be connected to "an 'automobile by means'of the bracket'coniiection'11s." prom the: foregoing description of my Yinvenf tionfit will readily befseen by one skilled in the art'that -I have provided a novefconi'stru'ction and arrangement of parts which maylreadily be manufactured from standard stock; and easily as sembled to "provide a temper boat carrier de- 1 v Z Zfi' 'Having "described' the side of the'boat-and' thef clampsftil are urged claimedasmew is'z" p r 1,1 A boat carrierl'device comprising jaf frame having ifnean'sv for attaching the; frame the boat, mountingj n'eans ilistablvs cured some frame axl 'ime n' f 'c a kforml i s a fir portionjou fnale'd injthei h w ag invention, what ,nd i portion: adapt d [to gifece'ive f a 7, an 's'ili tmeansfbetween said mounting: means 1d ,econdportion. of axle m ans for'abs 2 mg road shoc sl i'd q insmea sc mb s sj a ibi ar. me rh vji e means and said second portion of said axle means for absorbing road shock, said mounting means including a tubular member having a transversely extending bearing mounted at its lower end for receiving the axle, a pin rotatably mounted in said tubular member, a sleeve fixed to the outer end of the pin, said resilient means consisting of a shaft loosely received in said sleeve at an intermediate point and pivotally mounted on the second portion of said axle at one end, a spring retainer on the free end of said shaft, a pair of springs on said shaft engaging said sleeve at opposite sides thereof and adapted to urge said axle to one position.

3. A boat carrier device comprising a frame having means for attaching the frame to a boat, mounting means adjustably carried by said frame, said mounting means comprising a tubular member having a transversely extending bearing mounted at its lower end for receiving an axle, a pair of bolts rigidly mounted on said frame, a pair of semi-cylindrical clamp members mounted on said bolts for clamping engagement with an intermediate portion of said tubular member, the upper end of said tubular member being pivotably carried by said frame, and means for securing said clamping members in selected position whereby said tubular member can be disposed in preselected relation to said frame.

4. A boat carrier device comprising a frame having means for attaching the frame to a boat, mounting means adjustably carried by said frame, said mounting means comprising a tubular member having a transversely extending bearing mounted at its lower end for receiving an axle, a pair of bolts rigidly mounted on said frame, a pair of semi-cylindrical clamp members mounted onsaid bolts for clamping engagementwith an' interniediate portion of said tubular member, the uppen-end of said tubular member being pivotablmcarried by said frame,

- and means for securing. =said-clamping members in selected: position"whereby said tubular member can-be disposed in 'pres'ele'cted relation to said frame; axlemeansof crank form having a first portion journaled in saidbearing and havingasecond portion adapted toereceivea wheel mountingmeans and at e r 'e e te id ii b n mounted a s ow r'e di for r v n t e axle. apa r of] bolts s lrl bim 'd. on s d ram r i fijs'em cylindrical clamp members mounted onsaid bolts for'clamping'en'gagemnt with said tubularmem ber, means for securing said clamping members in selected positionhand' the. upper endof said tubular m'ember, ing pivot'ally imountedfon said frame said res ism; ea s beingpiv'otally'con nected'to 'jaid ecsndjpom n of said axle and beingifurther c nnected to sa bular member. .1 z s boatearrie" dice comp 'ng'a frame having: means forv attaching the. frame to. the boat, mounting means ad'jus'tably secured to, the fra axle'amegansof crank, formliavin naffirst por ion J'Ouinaled in 'the" mounting means'and having a secondportion adapted to. receive a when thereon, resilient/means Joetweenfsaid mounting thereon.

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